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Hey everyone, I hope this is the right forum to post in. I have a strange issue. It's fall, so obviously the season for molting. Out of 5 birds in one of my coops, 4 are in a molt. One has already finished and looks beautiful (1.5 year old hen). Another is in process and molting normally (2.5...

Hello all, About a year ago my flock was exposed to a very mild strain of Marek's disease. Out of 60 young chickens, 1 bird developed paralysis and was euthanized, and 2 developed mild ocular deformities. Since then I have maintained a flock closed to adult birds and only brought in day-old...

I have a ~2-year-old Rhode Island Red rooster who has some very peculiar scabs on the front of both hocks. It looks like something injured it (though I can't imagine what) and now they won't heal over. They are slightly swollen around the area and he has had them for at least 2 months without...

I've been trying to breed my Legbars to the proposed SOP. I've obtained birds both from a hatchery and from a reputable breeder, and while the breeders' birds are definitely better, I feel like they still have a lot of faults. So all of you Legbar enthusiasts, I'd love some of your input! Right...

Hey everyone! I'm interested in potentially purchasing some Buff Orpingtons from Carolina Rare Chicks. They have an AMAZING variety of Orpingtons, probably every variety you can think of, as well as Brahmas and quite a few turkeys. I was looking for Buff Orpingtons (yes, specifically BUFFS)...

I noticed yesterday that one of my cream Legbar cockerels has a large, swollen area on his hock. It looks like it might have been from a small injury because there is a scab on the top. It doesn't seem to be impending his movement, but I'm sure it will soon if not dealt with. What can I do to...

I know there are lots of good breeders out there breeding some really amazing Orpingtons. Blue, lavender, silver laced, white, mottled and what not. I am looking for a good quality (meaning to the APA standards) breeder of the regular 'ole buff color. Plain, maybe, but it's what I want because...

My first hawk attack where I'm present - I just scared him away literally 10 minutes ago as he sat on his prey. He got one of my silkie mix pullets - she has some torn skin on her neck and in her crop area (but not tearing into the crop), they seem relatively minor. What should I do? Not...

Hello everyone! ** The Question ** For those of you who have purchased Legbars, did you experience any seemingly inexplicable deaths at 16+ weeks? Where did you obtain these birds? If you didn't experience any deaths, please state where you got them from anyway as a recommendation (either...

Hi everyone, This morning I had to euthanize one of my sister's 3 pullets. She had been lethargic and not eating for about a week, and stopped laying about a week before that. When syringe fed egg yolk, the crop was slow to empty. The droppings were greenish but of normal consistency. 4 days ago...

It's high summer. Yes, this is the most (unideal) time for broodies to set, at least where I am in Southern California. And yet, here I am overrun with them! I had a theory as to what (possibly) could be contributing to this. Many of my hens are in breeding groups where I sometimes remove the...

I have a 1-year-old Buff Orpington hen who looks like she has ocular Marek's. One eye is worse than the other and the irises are misshapen. Can anyone confirm this from the photos? Here is the eye that is the worst: The other one is also affected: I noticed it last night when checking the birds...

I noticed a couple of days ago that some of the chickens have been shaking their heads a lot. Mostly just one Buff Orpington rooster who is around a year old and 12 8 week olds. All of them are perfectly healthy otherwise, and I checked for mites or ear blockages and did not see any black spots...

Hello, Last night, I noticed that my 2 year old Dominique rooster had some small, white lesions in his mouth. I saw them because he had yawned and they caught my eye, but they were small so I had to double-check. He does not have any other symptoms other than perhaps a little more saliva than...

I have been on a search to upgrade my incubators. Currently, I have a Hovabator Genesis 1588 and have just ordered a 2370 model. But while I was doing my research, I discovered this one...

I was playing around recently with the Kippenjungles chicken genetics calculator, and out of curiosity, I put in a Rhode Island Red male crossed over a White Leghorn female. Now, I've made this cross with my own birds before and chicks have always hatched out white with some red down. I'm...

Just making sure. I candled this one today on day 11 and could see no apparent veining. There was a dark spot on the surface that looked like an embryo that had died. No movement. I cracked it open with the following result. I'm pretty sure it was dead... the embryo is a fair size but there was...

Hello! I discovered something odd when candling a couple of days ago. One of my developing eggs has what appears to be an air bubble in it. I noticed it when I first candled on day 5 -- today is day 7 and it is larger. When I turn the egg, the bubble moves with it on the top, appearing to push...

Hello, I need some help with one of my hens. She is an Easter Egger that is coming up on 2 years old. Last night, when I went out to close the coop, I found her in the nesting box, but there was no egg and she hadn't laid that day (her last egg was on the 22nd). I took her out and put her on the...

This will be my second death today. I'm sure I have more, but these two were the most unexpected. #1. The egg externally pipped in the afternoon of day 20 where it should (near the air cell). It began to zip. But then, for some reason, it wasn't getting through the shell. Wing got over it's...